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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2005 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	non-breeding (2001)	1 birds	A1
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	winter (2001–2005)	52 birds	A1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter (2001–2005)	8–5,997 birds	A1, A4i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter (2001–2005)	397–19,152 birds	A4i
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	LC	winter (2001–2005)	53–1,094 birds	A4i
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena	LC	winter (2001–2005)	10–1,635 birds	A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	winter (2001–2005)	7–1,451 birds	A4i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter (2001)	61–747 birds	A4i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter (2001–2005)	434–9,341 birds	A4i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter (2001–2005)	2,666–22,591 birds	A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter (2001–2005)	37–1,003 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (2001)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2005) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Climate change and severe weather	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1932	Hazar	State Nature Reserve (Ia)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	90	Standing brackish & salt water; Water-fringe vegetation; Temporary water bodies
Desert	5
Shrubland	5

Land use	% of IBA
military	95
unknown	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ekerem - Esenguly (Turkmenistan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ekerem--esenguly-iba-turkmenistan on 23/12/2024.